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Sunday's going to be #MEGA! Let's set up a graphics asset pipeline so we can start making a game. We'll also use our #Mega65 to write Haikus. And can we reach the moon in Apollo 18?... played on real 3.5" floppy! #MegaSunday 15th March 10AM (UK Time)

Pre-orders for the physical Mega65 version of Roguecraft DX open on Monday March 2nd! Get the game and exclusive DX merch here: thalamus.link/rdx-mega65 #roguecraft #roguelike ⁠⁠#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #retrogames #mega65

"The current Mega65 crown jewel." "The killer app we've been waiting for." Pick up a copy of Roguecraft DX here: thalamus.link/roguedx-mega65 #roguecraft #roguelike ⁠#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #retrogames #amiga #mega65 #gameboy

It's time for more MEGA fun projects as we start exploring ASM Game Development on the #MEGA65 by building our first Charmap.. Tackle more Arcade game high scores, and create a working Apollo 18 3.5" disk for the GO64 Mode! #MegaSunday #5 - 22:02:26-9AM UK Only on Twitch 🐹 twitch.tv/hayesmaker64

ICYMI: Roguecraft DX for Mega65 is out now! Get it here: thalamus.link/roguedx-mega65 #roguecraft #roguelike ⁠#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #retrogames #mega65

Roguecraft DX for #mega65 is OUT NOW!! Find it here thalamus.link/roguedx-mega65 #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #retrogames #pixelart

The Dungeons of Mordecoom await! ⚔️ Roguecraft DX is freshly released for the MEGA65 and it is stunning. 15 levels of procedural roguelike action, "Lovely Accountant" approved audio, and 9/10 clucks! 🐔 See the evolution: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhNt... #MEGA65 #retroCombs #RoguecraftDX #IndieDev

A huge "thank you" to everybody who has purchased Roguecraft DX for the Mega65. The game was a labor of love and it's great to see folks enjoying the game! Get your copy here: www.thalamus.link/roguedx-mega65 #roguecraft #roguelike ⁠#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #retrogames #mega65

It's MEGA Sunday time! Let's check out Sherwood, a brand new #C64 cart. We're trying for for hayescores on my first Mega65 BASIC prog. And setting up a Mega65 cross assembly environment! live now! 🐦https://twitch.tv/hayesmaker64

Episode 1 of my MEGA Sunday series available now! Exploring the latest #MEGA65 developments - all the new games, cores and messing about on the best 8bit computer ever made! Episodes 2 and 3 - featuring #RoguecraftDX to be uploaded soon. Join live most Sundays! 👾 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DGJ...

It's MEGA Sunday! And we have an exclusive sneak peak of Roguecraft DX for the MEGA 65! Roguecraft DX is Available Monday from thalamusdigital.itch.io for Gameboy Color, Amiga as well as MEGA 65! live now! 🐔 twich.tv/hayesmaker64

Hoping to go live 9AM UK time - but I'll be messing around with the MEGA 65 for a bit first!

*** Special Stream announcement *** This MEGA Sunday get an early sneak peak of the brand new Roguecraft DX from Thalamus and Badger Punch Games! Join us live from Sunday morning @ twitch.tv/hayesmaker64 www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEQl...

MEGA 65 version available Monday!

This Sunday, I'm putting the Meatloaf 🥩️ ESP32 (FujiNet for Commodore) through a 🔴️ LIVE stress test on the MEGA65. When: Sunday, February 1 @ 2pm Eastern Where: www.youtube.com/live/-dmZYpD... Bring your own Ale8-1 🥤 or other beverage that pairs best with meatloaf and live chat! See you there!

MEGA65 Mega Sunday - Livestreams by @c64cade.com streaming on Twitch twitch.tv/hayesmaker64 currently streaming MEGA Sunday (Episode 2)! twitch.tv/hayesmaker64 Episode 1 (5.5 hours) from last week is still online www.twitch.tv/videos/26671...

Introducing MEGA Sunday! A new series following MEGA 65 devlopments. Focusing on new games, Mister2Mega cores, testing C64 games on the MEGA 65 and C64 cores and having fun with the MEGA 65! 🐹 Live now @ twitch.tv/hayesmaker64 Let's make 2026 MEGA!

The deeper dungeons of Moredecoom await... Evercade Roguecraft DX is coming to the MEGA65 Good luck, brave warrior... www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEQl... #MEGA65 #roguecraft

Interview with Paul by RetroTech & Café “We are building the future that Commodore never launched.” retrotechycafe.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/i... #MEGA65

Christmas Eve with the Commodore 64 🎄 10 Festive Demos & Games www.youtube.com/live/jmEjgo2... @retrocombs.bsky.social hosts a cozy Commodore 64 livestream with the MEGA65 on Christmas Eve! Highlights include the Sherwood Christmas Demo, brand-new 2025 demos, and playable holiday adventures.

Keyboard sound differences between the mechanical keyboards in the new Commodore 64 Ultimate and the MEGA65 @commodoreofficial.bsky.social @mega65.bsky.social

💫 Dan's #mega65 Digest for November 2025: Every Pixel a Color. dansanderson.com/mega65/every... The next milestone in our VIC-IV character graphics journey: Full Color Mode. 🎨

Dan's MEGA65 Digest 2025 | VCFMW 20 (2025) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs1J... "MEGA65 contributor Dan Sanderson @dansanderson.com gives an overview and update on the project, and reviews his three years on the team." Recorded at Vintage Computer Festival Midwest by @vcfederation.bsky.social

Dan's @dansanderson.com #MEGA65 Digest for September 2025: Super Extended Attribute Mode dansanderson.com/mega65/super... Many huge project launches, then back to the character graphics series. The list of video modes grows longer! Get the Digest by email, web, or RSS: dansanderson.com/mega65/

MEGA65 at VCFMW 2025 Quick look at the MEGA65 booth by Steven @retrocombs.bsky.social together there with Dan @dansanderson.com youtube.com/shorts/JfZvx...

The MEGA65 will be showcased at the The Vintage Computer Festival Midwest in Schaumburg, Illinois by Dan @dansanderson.com and Steven @retrocombs.bsky.social this weekend. Meet them in Zone R Table 04 and don't miss Dan's talk on Saturday at 10:30AM Dan's MEGA65 Digest 2025 #MEGA65

The recording of the talk "The MEGA65: Who Remembers the Commodore 65?" by @dansanderson.com at VCF West 2025 has been published by @vcfederation.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8hU... #MEGA65

💫 Dan's #mega65 Digest for August 2025: So Many Things. dansanderson.com/mega65/so-ma... Commodore, Compute!'s Gazette, community update, and VCF West. Too busy! Get the Digest by email, web, or RSS: dansanderson.com/mega65/ Podcast in the usual places. Support the Digest: ko-fi.com/dddaaannn

Finished the C64 game Lester via the C64 Core on the @mega65.bsky.social tonight. Great game that looks very NES with colorful graphics and great music. Well worth a play through and I hope the author does another. knifegrinder.itch.io/lester

dddaaannn's @dansanderson.com greetings from the Computer History Museum @computerhistory.bsky.social in Mountain View, California, USA at VCF West by vcfederation.bsky.social vcfed.org/events/vinta... #MEGA65 #VCF

Dan @dansanderson.com will be at the VCF West bringing the MEGA65 with him. 1st and 2nd August at the @computerhistory.bsky.social Mountain View, CA vcfed.org/events/vinta...

At the International Retro Computer fest with the @mega65.bsky.social running First Shot! by @RetroCogs. Also have the N-Go Spectrum Next Clone running. Both with LS-2 joysticks.

💫 Dan's #mega65 Digest for June 2025: Taste the Rainbow. dansanderson.com/mega65/taste... Custom characters, palettes, and more colors on screen than seems natural! Get the Digest by email, web, or RSS, or find the audio version wherever you get your podcasts.

The ZZAP! 64 Issue #26 by Retro Fusion www.patreon.com/zzapmagazine has a double-page spread about the latest MEGA65 news #Magazine

Dan's #MEGA65 Digest for May 2025: Character Study. dansanderson.com/mega65/chara... Get the Digest by email, web, or RSS: dansanderson.com/mega65/ Find the audio version wherever you get your podcasts. Search for: "Dan's MEGA65 Digest" Support the Digest: ko-fi.com/dddaaannn

Finally got myself a #Mega65 ! Time to dive into it.

That’s the spirit! Loading from floppy disks! #MEGA65 Screenful of BASIC Compo 2025 Two days left for voting. Head over to itch.io/jam/screenfu... itch.io account needed. Photo by: Sidde

The Screenful of #BASIC Compo 2025 now has a compilation disk with a browsable menu! files.mega65.org?id=979509a9-... You have four (4) more days to submit ratings and leave encouraging comments. Sign in to itch.io, then visit the jam page itch.io/jam/screenfu...

Screenful of BASIC 2025 compo - create games/demos/programs in BASIC65, with the whole source code being able to be LISTed entirely on an 80x25 screen. Now it's time to try out all submissions Voting itch.io account needed itch.io/jam/screenfu...

Less than 7 hours left until the Screenful BASIC65 Compo ends! Let's see if we can get a few more until midnight 😎 (CEST)

💫 Dan's #mega65 Digest for April 2025: MEGA65: The First Ten Years. dansanderson.com/mega65/first... The MEGA65 10th anniversary issue!

Less than one week left for your submissions to enter the "Screenful of BASIC compo", a funny little BASIC65 competition where the only rule is that the entire LISTing has to fit onto a single 80x25 screen. This is your chance! itch.io/jam/screenfu...

Retro Double Feature now Premiere unveiling the new MEGA65 Intro Disk V4! Learn all about it & how to set it up: youtu.be/GHuL8E_yg4Y At 1:00 PM ET: IMMEDIATELY AFTER, join the Livestream! We'll dive deep, explore the demos, games, music, and uncover all the surprises!

Dan's latest #MEGA65 Digest: What's New in v0.97. dansanderson.com/mega65/whats... Don't forget the Screenful of BASIC Compo (dansanderson.com/mega65/scree...) deadline is April 22nd, 11:59 pm GMT! Get the Digest by email, web, or RSS: dansanderson.com/mega65/

It's been a while since the last livestream. Let's fix that! Join me on 2025-03-02 at 2 p.m. (Eastern) as we unbox the Atari VCS. youtube.com/live/dWygCQ1...

Finally, got my video on a Hunt the Wumpus on the #Mega65 @mega65.bsky.social uploaded! Lots of issues caused me to have to shoot it about 547 times....the D81 is now uploaded. Have fun, improve it, it has been a long time since I did anything in BASIC so I was rusty!! youtu.be/Pip6d3JzjLk?...

💫 Dan's #mega65 Digest for January 2025: Disassembling Crossroads, part 2. I've always wanted to learn the Ghidra disassembler. This is just the tip of the iceberg. dansanderson.com/mega65/cross... Subscribe in your RSS feed reader: dansanderson.com/mega65/ Support the Digest: ko-fi.com/dddaaannn

My Hunt the Wumpus on the @mega65.bsky.social #mega65 is coming along! It should be 100% playable tomorrow evening, I'm not saying it will be done, just saying it will be playable. It would be done tonight, but I have a football game to watch. #retrocomputing www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i6yh0...

SNOW DAY THE NEXT TWO DAYS! I have been threatening to write a graphical Hunt the Wumpus on the #Mega65 from @mega65.bsky.social! I get so little time with my retro machines, but I think tomorrow is the day for it! Cold, snowy days with a cup of hot cocoa really gets my creativity flowing!